Mills CNC supplies vertical machining centre

Globe Engineering has invested in two Doosan machine tools from Mills CNC.

The machines – a DNM 650 vertical machining centre with the Heidenhain iTNC 530 Control and a Puma 280 (two-axis) lathe – were installed at the company’s facility in Bishop’s Stortford.

Both machines are being used to manufacture a range of high-precision complex parts for its aerospace and defence, automotive, pharmaceutical, scientific instrumentation and motor-sport customers.

Chris Howarth, managing director at Globe, said: ‘The Puma 280 lathe with its box-way construction and its 10in chuck and 76mm bar working diameter, and high-performance 22kW 3,500rev/min spindle and 10 station turret combines power with flexibility, and is ideal for our future turning requirements.’ The DNM 650 machine is equipped with a 17kW 12,000 rev/min spindle; 30-position tool changer and large work table (1,300 x 670mm).

The 650 machine can also be supplied with an 8,000rev/min spindle – which was Globe’s preferred option, as was tool and spindle probing for in-process measurement and inspection.